World Congress of Philosophy opens in Beijing

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The 24th World Congress of Philosophy (WCP) kicked off Monday in Beijing. It is the first time that the once-every-five-year event is held in China.

Themed "Learning To Be Human," the event will include more than 1,000 activities, such as plenary sessions, symposia, lectures, and roundtables, according to the Chinese Organizing Committee of WCP 2018.

More than 6,000 philosophers and academics from 121 countries and regions have been invited to the event, which will end August 20.

Attendees will share diverse philosophical thoughts and take part in dialogues focusing on major issues confronting the development of the global civilization and challenges that mankind will face in the future.

The grand gathering also encourages philosophical reflections to become public discourses on recurrent human concerns, such as ecology, justice, and peace.

This year's event is organized by the International Federation of Philosophical Societies (FISP) and Peking University.

Lin Jianhua delivers a speech at the 120th-anniversary conference of Peking University, May 4, 2018. /VCG Photo

Lin Jianhua, chairman of the Chinese Organizing Committee of WCP 2018, hopes that the dialogue between Chinese philosophy and the philosophies from other parts of the world could promote understandings, seek consensus, and bridge the gap between China and other countries.

December 12, 2015: Dermot Moran, president of the FISP, lectures at Wuhan University. /VCG Photo

According to China Daily, Professor Dermot Moran, president of the FISP, emphasizes the responsibility and value of philosophy in contemporary times at the opening ceremony and clarified the close relationship between the academic development of contemporary philosophy.

From August 13 to 20, over 1,000 academic activities will be held during the WCP 2018.

(Cover: The west gate of Peking University. /VCG Photo)

Source(s): Xinhua News Agency